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0.1%; Ptrend = 0.013) in contrast to the MHnO cohort, which showed a slightly increasing trend (0.1% vs. 0.1% vs. 0.1% vs. 0.2% vs. 0.25; Ptrend < 0.001) from 2016 to 2020. 3.4.

Conversely, in the dental practice, there was no notable change; although, there was a slightly increasing trend among those aged ≥40 years, wherein 6.5% of the highest age group (85-89 years) utilized MRH for medication guidance (Figure 2B ).

From 2004 to 2019, the incidence underwent a slightly increasing trend, while case numbers dropped dramatically in 2020 and 2021.

Conversely, in institutions without policy switch, the percentage of healthcare-associated SARS-CoV-2 fluctuated with a slightly increasing trend until mid August (Fig. 2 ).

Additionally, the ice adhesion strengths calculated for both the pristine and modified coatings during the remaining icing/de-icing cycles show a slightly increasing trend.

For crystallinity ( Figure 3 b), a slightly increasing trend can be assumed, with higher T cal leading to higher crystallinities.

Interestingly, PDGFB expression showed a slightly increasing trend, perhaps in response to producing a high number of sperm in adulthood, but needs to be investigated in future studies.

In cattle and goats, it exhibited a slightly increasing trend, with 16.5–21.0 and 22.0–27.0%, respectively [ 43 ].

A slightly increasing trend of resistance among MTB-complex was observed for rifampicin from 2.5% (2010) to 2.8% (2021).

‘5P’), with a slightly increasing trend over time.

The prevalence of mild myopia in all age groups decreased significantly in 2022, but a slightly increasing trend was observed in myopia prevalence in children aged 8 to 13 years from 2022 to 2023.

As the Al content increases from 6 at.% to 14 at.%, the combustion enthalpy of the alloys has a slightly increasing trend ( Figure 7 a), from 10.826 KJ/g at x = 0 at.% to 11.749 KJ/g at x = 8 at.%.

10 , 21 , 31 , 32 In a study conducted from Germany a slightly increasing trend was reported for childhood bone cancer. 33 Our study showed a nonsignificant increasing trend of childhood bone cancer.

3.2 Range of motion A slightly increasing trend from the intact to the laminectomy condition was visible for the range of motion, but differences were significant only in some cases ( Figure 5 ).

With increasing storage time, z ‐average droplet size of all the nanoemulsion samples showed a slightly increasing trend (Figure 4a ).

Genetic diversity Populations in both patches P and Q showed a slightly increasing trend in mean allelic richness over the course of the removal experiment, with only minor oscillations ( figure 2 a ).

Meanwhile, some studies report a slightly increasing trend in the 30-day readmission rate and LOS post-DIP implementation [ 25 ].

The citation impact displayed a slightly increasing trend from 2001, with a noticeable increase in 2009 and 2010 (Fig. 3 C).

However, the male incidence rate visually demonstrates a slightly increasing trend over time, especially with a peak around 2022, while the female incidence rate presents the lowest values on the scale over time, being visibly stable in the period.

The pH variation exhibited a similar pattern for four out of the five strains studied, with an initially sharp decreasing trend up to 24 h of cultivation as ethanol accumulated, followed by a slightly increasing trend.

Conversely, after the DIP payment reform, the proportion of inpatients with UEBMI in W City increased, whereas that in Z City showed only a slightly increasing trend.

Male neonates with late-stage neonatal sepsis in China had the highest decreasing trend values between the two age groups stratified by country; however, a slightly increasing trend in DALYs due to short gestation (APC: −1.7; 95% CI: −2.0, −1.4) and low birthweight (APC: −2.3; 95% CI: −2.7, −2.0) was observed in both groups between 2013 to 2019.

The timing of the change point for CRE did not coincide with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as it exhibited a slightly increasing trend.

The decrease in friction that occurs after the running-in phase does not lead to stabilisation but shows a slightly increasing trend.

The temporal variation in metal content shows a slightly increasing trend between samplings, especially between the first and second samplings, with a longer time interval.